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International Women’s Day: Brunel Museum Tour Guide is working on a historical crime novel that sees Emma Brunel act as an amateur sleuth. Here’s why

Emma Joan Brunel was the sister of civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. However, little is actually know about her. She is merely a footnote in the numerous biographies about her famous brother. But the few facts that I was able to unearth suggest that she was an extraordinary woman in her own right. Emma was …

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Julian Ayre returns to the Brunel Museum Reinvented Project

Julian was involved with developing the Brunel Museum Reinvented Project in 2020-22 as Heritage Manager. He is now back with the Brunel and says, ‘It’s great to be back to manage the delivery of this brilliant project and I’m looking forward to working with the museum’s staff and volunteers and the design team getting the …

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Brunel Museum supported by AIM Pilgrim Trust Collections Care audit

The Brunel Museum’s collections are at the heart of our organisation and are the best way for us to tell the groundbreaking history of the Thames Tunnel. As well as our beautiful series of Brunel watercolours and sketches stored at the London Metropolitan Archives, the museum also boasts an array of Thames Tunnel memorabilia onsite …

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Brunel Museum Director shortlisted for Radical Changemaker Award

Brunel Museum director Katherine McAlpine has been shortlisted, along with two others for the Radical Changemaker Award, as part of the Museums Change Lives Awards. The Museums Change Lives Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding practice by UK museums delivering social impact. They promote the best examples of work by museums and individuals that support communities …

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Brunel Museum Seeks New Trustees – Deadline 31 August 2023

The Brunel Museum is looking to recruit up to four new Trustees. The Board of Trustees supports the work and staff of the museum, overseeing the long-term strategy and sustainability of the museum. The Museum’s mission is to preserve and share widely the ground-breaking stories of the Thames Tunnel and the outstanding achievements of the Brunel family …

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Richard Davies appointed as Brunel Museum’s new Chair of Trustees

Richard has been a trustee of the museum since 2021, and was subsequently elected Vice Chair. Richard will take over from current Chair of Trustees, Dana Skelley OBE, on 1 July 2023. Richard said, “I am delighted to be taking over as Chair from Dana. First and foremost, I wanted to pay tribute to Dana …

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Brunel Museum signs up to Mayor of London’s Cool Spaces scheme

 This summer, the Brunel Museum’s tunnel shaft is officially a ‘cool space’. For 2 days a week this summer, people can take respite from the heat in the Museum’s tunnel shaft. If the fan in your home office slash bedroom isn’t quite cutting it, you can book a coworking desk downstairs. The Museum has Wifi …

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Reimagining travel – again: Interview with Stay Grounded

The Brunels changed the way we travelled forever. Marc Brunel designed the worlds first tunelling shield laying the foundation for future tunnelling projects like HS2, Crossrail and the Channel tunnel. His son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel who learnt his craft on the Thames Tunnel project designed train lines that continue to cross cross the country today, …

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